Should You Tape Your Mouth For Better Sleep?
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- Опубликовано: 5 июл 2024
- Should you tape your mouth for mouth breathing at night to get better sleep? If you have nasal congestion at night, you can try this home remedy for a stuffy nose. If you snore at night or if snoring bothers your bed partner, this could be a sign of sleep apnea. I explain how mouth taping can help with sleep apnea symptoms somewhat in people with mild OSA.
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00:00 Introduction
00:57 My obsession with tape
01:27 My experiment with mouth taping
02:18 The best direction to tape your mouth
02:42 Mouth closed and open under sleep endoscopy
03:07 What the science says
03:50 Mouth taping and CPAP
04:17 The one step that’s critical before you use tape your mouth
05:05 Risks vs. benefits of mouth taping
05:37 Nothing to lose by mouth/lip taping
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I had a stuffy nose and was a mouth breather with snoring and apnea. I was a regular user of nasal sprays. After reading the book "Breathe" (James Nestor), three years ago, I tried mouth taping instead. I would tape my mouth in bed and then struggle to breathe through my nose. Remarkably, if I persisted for just a few minutes, my nose would clear - every time. This is the "use it or lose it" phenomena, expressed in the book. Mouth taping has changed my life, though better sleep.
Phenomenon is the singular form to use here.
Do you breathe through you mouth during the day? I am wondering about the use it or lose it statement.
James Nestor is good and had high respect for Patrick McKeown who works with high level athletes and military. They did a good video together.
Thank you for sharing.
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I’m usually up around 4am with a full bladder, dry mouth, and a monster hot flash. I tried taping my mouth shut last night and I stayed asleep until my alarm went off. Bonus: no waking hot flash. It’s amazing how all these issues are interconnected.
Thanks for sharing! I've written in the past that many features of perimenopause is aggravated by sleep-breathing disorders. If you found this information helpful, please share with others.
really helps reducing anxiety after 2 weeks too
Excellent video as usual, Dr Park!
I really appreciated the practical visuals of everything you suggested.
Very instructive and useful video! Thanks.
You are the only one giving citations, Bravo! Thank you
Great visuals and common sense suggestions.
Keeping your mouth shut during the day might have other beneficial outcomes!!
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I had sudden dizziness, lasting several months that the doctors haven’t been able to connect. Thanks to your videos I think I’ve made a connection between snoring and the dizziness. Thank you! Going to try the mouth taping.
As a long term CPAP user, taping my mouth helped enormously with dry-mouth in the mornings which also caused me to wake and I now use it every night.
I tape my mouth, prior to this I would wake up with a very dry throat etc. it was awful. Mouth taping has really helped me a lot
I've just been reviewing some of tge comments andvwant to satbtgank you....some of you have definitely given me renewed hope. God bless you !
I taped my mouth (horizontally due to my beard) for the first time last night and I slept 7 hours straight. I am 78 and usually sleep for 4 - 5 hours and often have to urinate during that period. I have to limit my water consumption to about 35 ounces during the day to avoid nocturnal urination. I can't remember a night when my sleep quality was so restful and void of dreams and I usually snore loudly for about 30 minutes according to the SnoreLab app on my cell phone. I used bandaid tape. It stuck all night and I pulled it off without a problem. Thank you Dr. Park!!!
Same experience here. Once I read the science and started doing nose breathing during the day, my transition to nose breathing at night was not hard. I'm thrilled with the results! Better sleep!
Fantastic information. I'm really enjoying your videos, just found your channel. I'm going to try the mouth taping, tired of waking up during the night with a dry mouth and I definitely went to do everything possible to prevent dementia.
Thanks for the video! I was wondering if you might have any information on a possible link between sleep apnea and AFib.
I tape for about 3 months I didn’t see a difference except it seemed to help dry mouth could be helpful in the winter. I wear a Fitbit to track sleep and didn’t see improvement for my best sleep avoid alcohol and food before bed.✌️
I have a roll of KT tape that was worthless for it's intended purpose, but I've repurposed it for mouth taping and it's worked perfect.
Resmed F30i with a cervical soft collar. No leaks, no tape, no dry mouth, no balloon cheeks, no stress…
EXTREMELY INTERESTING,
Thank you.🙏
Ive been using 1-1/4" masking tape for 3 years with no ill effect and it stays on and is easily removed. No dry mouth and clear breathing thru nose
I've been on CPAP for about 6 months and tried a chin strap due to mouth leak issues. I found the air pressure (10 to 12 cm H2O with VPAP) could still make its way through my closed lips and I'd wake up due to the feeling of the air escaping through my mouth. Additionally, some chin straps put backwards pressure on the mandible, which can cause further restriction to the airway. I started using Cover Roll Stretch tape as recommended in several of TheLankyLefty27 channel's videos and it solved my mouth leak issues.
I tried it for about a week. Each morning, I woke up to find I had removed the tape and neatly folded it up, and sat it on the table beside me. My wife even said she saw me do it, and I appeared coherent when doing so. I have no memory of doing this ever.
I've done the same thing with my CPAP machine take it off my head neatly put it next to my bed and turn the machine off and have no memory of doing it
Wow. Interesting!
I will say this here probably help others. You arrived Dr. to the same conclusion I did. I have severe sleep apnea 44 index without CPAP, I was using full mask, my index was between 3 and 4. I start to do taping "but allow me in emergency cough, I mean I put 3 strips of soft tapes to keep my lips close. the Index improved and my nitric oxide production too. "this is good for improve sexual performance" my index was around 1 and 2. I changed the full mask to nasal pillow mask, and learn how to obstruct the air coming from my nose to my mouth avoiding the chipmunk cheeks, and now my Sleep apnea index is by average 0.3 to 0.8. I think they advise to not use tape, because some people put dangerous tapes "strong ones". but yes, my own NHS told me not to use. but I improved a lot using it, I check my self "I learned" read my CPAP graphs etc. plus with full mask my pressure was between 5 to 15.6 in APAP mode. Now with nasal pillow mask. my pressure in the CPAP is fixed to 4 and obtain index of 03. to 0.8 People drop the therapy, too much pressure with full masks. and in automatic mode. go from 4 to 20 and change up and down the pressures. that is not good. the CPAP software is not so smart to adjust. so you need to do it yourself and learn read the graphs. now, I am in the family the only one can be awake for longs hours lol. Now I have a lot dreams. like when I was teenager. I am 50 years old. This save lives. I am so happy now.
I use a neti pot about an hour before bed. It helps keep my sinuses clear for overnight. Will be trying tape as I have not been sleeping all night for a year now.
Thank you
Yay! That's how I place it. However, I cut the tape in half lengthwise. I have constant stuffy nose and so far my nose has not become stuffy in the middle of the night. AND because it's thin, I can still sip water through a straw and reply to my husband if he talks again (after we already said goodnight😅)
I have been suffering from acid reflux with stomach pain and chest pain for the past 9 months! I go through pain every day! I do not know what else to do! I've been taking so many antibiotics and nothing... I wasn't going to work anymore, until I came across Dr. Emovon on RUclips. Thank you for doing everything that you do and helping me during a hard time. I'll definitely spread this to the whole world, I'm totally free from acid reflux..😷
thanks!
I've recently started nose breathing. Whereas in the past when I was less focused on it, I'm no longer having any issues with breathing only through my nose. Suspect that knowing the science behind nose breathing allowed me to relax into it. Now I'm going to start taping my mouth at night!
Mouth taping has measurably reduced my mask leakage whilst using CPAP.
I started taping my mouth because dry mouth was so bad. I later was prescribed a CPAP and it could weld my mouth together forcing me to drip water in to release. I started using a 2" medical plastic tape and had moisture build up. I switched a 2" paper tape and did not build up too much moisture. I have to tape my mouth along the length of my lips or my lips will actually flap to release air. I think I will add the nose/chin direction to control my chin drop to let me sleep on my back. Thanks!
I’ve been using vertical tape and breathe rite strips at night for a few months now. My blood pressure is lower and my sleep improved. I used to have nasal congestion at night, but find that has actually improved as well.
Do you use it vertically or horizontaly
@@kichki777 I use it vertically. It doesn’t feel as claustrophobic that way, and if necessary, I can breath out of the corner of my mouth. I can even talk a bit. (The breathe rite strips are obviously for my nose). Hope this helps!
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My Buteyko breathing instructor, for asthma, explained how to use mouth taping in addition to exercises to retrain my breathing. That was years ago. I have very little asthma and although I keep a rescue puffer, I haven’t needed it since I retrained my breathing to be slow, deeper, diaphragmatic breathing. Breathing through the nose, day and night, helps breathing, too. Also, I don’t wake up with dry mouth. I tape horizontally and make tabs on both ends of the tape. I also use a mouth guard at night.
Might also be helpful to increase your intake of vitamin D and zinc. I use Trader Joes multivitamin and it really works well.
Works great. Nose is for breathing. Mouth is for eating and speaking. The nose acts as a filter and serves no other purpose. Smell is a sense. A plethora of issues can evolve from improper breathing, everything from oral issues, to Inflamation, digestive issues, skin issues, blood pressure, and cognitive. I taped my mouth for the first time last night and slept great. The goal is to do it for a couple weeks until my body is subconsciously trained to breath this way.
We have 2 heat pumps and being a mouth breather in winter I constantly got dry mouth but using Kinesio tape to keep my mouth 95% shut it has eliminated this problem and possibly viruses that seem to like dry throats.
Great video. I can breathe well through my nose and when I tape my mouth, my body has opened my nasal airways even more. It feels great. My only issue with taping is it comes off easily
dont sleep on your side.. that works for me
Tape varies in quality. I have been using masking tape. The one I buy from a DIY store remains in place vs a lower quality from another store. It depends on where you are located. I am in central Europe.
I found that wiping my mouth area with a paper towel moistened with rubbing alcohol eliminates excessive skin oils and the cover roll tape stays on all night. Baby wipes would probably work as well, and might be gentler on the skin. Mouth taping is a game changer for my sleep apnea. AHI is usually around 1 or less using my ASV.
I use kenetic sports tape with 3 small holes punched into it, I find it much more comfortable and has some flexibility in case I cough!
My worst night recently, I should have had a catheter or slept in the bathtub. Trips to pee, were, no word of a lie, 12. And when I wake up my mouth feels like im sucking on cotton batten. So, at the moment I'm sitting on my bed with my mouth taped shut as Dr. Steven suggested, just to see if I can handle it. It's 6:30 a.m. if this is doable, tonight, it gets the acid test. Thanks Dr. Steven. I'll keep you posted!
because you drink too close to bed time. should not eat or drink 4 or 5 hours before you go to bed if that is the case
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Doc, I been doing the vertical taping for 2 years. I started doing it after my cva. I had to figure out why I was still feeling tired during the day and why my mouth was bone dry. I discovered my mouth would open up while sleeping with a nasal pillow. Instead of the air from the cpap going to my lungs , it was going out my mouth thus explaining the very dry mouth. If no air going to my lungs then I'm literally suffocating. The technique really works and confirms for me that taping my lips along with nasal pillow really helps. Maybe it could of prevented me from having cva that caused permanent disability and can no longer work as a medical professional. Sadly I had to figure this out on my own.
Just too add, taping along with cpap, I usually sleep all night and don't have to get up in middle of night too urinate like I did prior to taping. You are right about the the jaw strap, it doesn't keep your mouth closed by itself
Fascinating info that I’ve never heard before. I will try this. I don’t have any sleep apnea symptoms but I do pee 2 times a night even when I stop drinking at 6pm. I wondered why and mouth breathing may be the cause. I did get dentures in 2015 and I don’t sleep with them.
Do u think I should sleep with them? I’d rather not! I do use breathe right strips too!
Once I read the science and became conscious about nose breathing during the day, it was easy for me to nose breathe at night. My sleep is a lot better!
KT Tape works great.
I use masking tape in an x across the mouth. If i have congestion, I pull & tape back the skin tightly on either side of the nose which improves breathing. Family members tell me I have apnea. I find it odd that if I have it, why did not one nurse or nursing assistant mention it when I was in the hospital for 4 months? Many observed me sleeping. I do believe the high blood pressure and consequent head aches are caused by my sleeping. It improved greatly after sinus surgery 20yrs ago, but has returned inspite of everything being structurally ok. This does seem to work with the tape.
I've been taping now for 2 weeks, every night with the 3M micropore 1" paper tape. It works for me, it's comfortable, stopped snoring. My hub wanted me to get a chin strap and I decided not to order one because the tape is so easy and works well.
Great to hear!
I started using mouth tape. But some times i realized is I wake up and sometimes i would have take the tape off at night. I am going to try taping the way you did from the top of the lip to the bottom of the chin.
Are you making sure that you're able to breathe well through your nose? This is important to do before taping you mouth. Good luck with the vertical mouth taping experiment. Please keep us up to date.
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Tried vertical tape, woke up with air blasting out the sides of my mouth. Since then, a single horizontal piece covering the entire mouth opening seems to work. I find rolling my lips inside as if preparing to blow into a trumpet works well. As noted in the video, I can still open my jaw and APAP air does sneaks into my mouth now and then, but I can easily push it back if I'm awake. Not sure what happens during sleep. I may emulate Dizzy Gillespie. I try to de-stick the tape before using it so that I can open my mouth without my hands, which reduces anxiety and makes it easier to fall asleep.
Why do some doctors object to mouth taping? What are the "risks?"
Why with mouth taped my mouth still filling with air, drying throat and mouth, have to swallow air or slowly blow through tape escape valve? It feels like when lazy trumpet blowing- cheeks puff out instead of keeping pressure- can’t keep pressure if asleep!
I sometimes put vapo rub under my nose at night to help keep my nasal passages clear. Is there any issue with doing that frequently? I will try the mouth taping soon.
There's no obvious danger to using these rubs, but it's been shown that it doesn't actually increase air flow. Rather, it changes the air temperature sensation so that it feels cooler, making you think that you're getting more air flow. Perhaps try nasal saline irrigation, some of the natural supplements I mention, vitamin D, essential oils, nasal dilator strips, or internal cones or stents. Did you go through all the conservative sleep hygiene steps I mentioned? Try mouth taping only after you're comfortable breathing through your nose. Good luck!
I breathe through my nose, even when I sleep and it's that area that I feel gets blocked off when I have difficulties breathing AKA sleep apnea, so blocking off my mouth would be the worst thing I could do
We’re all diff. Not all treatments will work for all people.
I tape my mouth when I to sleep it used to stay sealed but this days it goes open I have no idea why n along with drools😅
Could this take the place of a Cpap?
I have read on other sites that for some persons yes, this replaced their Cpap!
Why not get a chin strap? I have used the Respironics Premium Chin Strap for a number of years now. I also use a breath rite strip on my nose. Mouth tape does not work for me.
Ultimately, you have to experiment to see which is better. It depends on the chinstrap, but sometimes the fabric is elastic, and you can still open the mouth a bit. There are also lots of other anti-snore chin straps as well. Glad to hear the Respironics chin strap works for you.
i tried 4 different chin straps and not one of them worked to keep my mouth closed. taping the lips, however, has changed my life. no more painfully dry mouth with sores, and i can sleep through the night without having to get up to pee. Game changer for me.
I tried this for the first time last night. I usually get up to pee AT LEAST 3 times a night. Last night, I only got up to pee one time. I nasal passages are usually very narrow and stuffy. Last night, my nasal passages slowly opened up and today they don't feel stuffy and I have been breathing through my nose most of the day without any problems. I have hear that this helps with urinating at night but I don't understand why that is. Any ideas?
I talk about this in the video in more detail, but the short answer is that by keeping your mouth (jaws) closed at night, you have less breathing obstructions at night. Whenever you stop breathing, the vacuum forces in the chest cavity stretches the heart (thinking you're fluid overloaded), which makes a hormone called atrial natriuretic peptide, which causes your kidneys to pee out more urine. Less obstructions also lead to less reflux into the nose, so less stuffiness. Great to hear you're sleeping better!
Since mouth taping and using a nasal mask, I almost never have to get up to pee during the night anymore.
Thank you for your videos. I am finding them useful and with helpful information. However, if you do have facial hair, I guess you must shave in order to try taping vertically??
C M, yes that's unfortunately true. You may've to stick the the more traditional horizontal technique. You can also try a chin strap, just to experiment. Good luck!
@@stevenpark5218 Tnx SP for ur feedback. I am doctor also with SA but had no success with CPAP. Mouth breather who can't adjust to full face mask - tried nasal pillow with taping unsuccessfully. Been trying for 10 yrs + with different masks - no luck. Reluctant to try Inspire. Still searching.
@@seemore4848 Have you considered the Inspire procedure?
Ive tried and tried to use a CPAP but just cant do it, i have COPD and find it just to hard to exhale, i end up waking up in a panic attack and my anxiety goes through the roof
Do you have EPR on your machine?
I tried this, but I woke up unable to breath every time, panicking and ripping it off. My nose is always clogged at least some of the night, and this does not help it for me sadly.
Check out his link above about sleeping with a stuffy nose.
I get nasal congestion with no warning or reason... Taping my mouth would wake me up as I wouldn't be able to breathe at all.
I thought that as well. Read the science. Once I read all the science I became much more mindful about nose breathing. Who wants to get Alzheimers? Not me! This helps to prevent Alzheimers as nose breathing gets more oxygen to your brain.
Since taping my mouth, I've struggled with a new problem. My nasal pillow mask blows air into my nose and my mouth blows up like a balloon. (Picture Dizzy Gillespie cheeks) Not sure what to do. It's uncomfortable and wakes me up
You can use a full face mask or stop using CPAP if the root cause is your mouth breathing, what kind of sleep apnea do you have?
I use papmd mouth tape, and has helped keep my mouth leakage down to 0 to 10 leaks per minute.
Great to hear!
Has anyone noticed any cosmetic changes?
I am a nurse and I use the tape every night better sleep. I now gave many of my friends using the tape. Only positive results. thank you so much for the suggestion I just wrote a book the Fibromyalgia TMJ Connection. How your jaw,airway teeth and meridians affect your symptoms
So I can not breath out of my nose. I’m about to go to sleep. Should I not try this?
You may have what's called expiratory palatal obstruction, where the soft palate suddenly blocks nasal airflow while you breathe out. I will be doing a video about this shortly, but in the meantime, search for expiratory palatal obstruction on my website at doctorstevenpark.com.
@@doctorstevenpark dude that was two months ago. You’re too late I’m dead.
For the best sleep, tape your mouth and your nose.
I don't recommend mouth taping, especially if a person has gastric reflux issues, or goes to sleep under the influence of drugs or alcohol. Aspiration of gastric fluids is a big risk for these people. Worst case scenario is NOT an inability to keep your mouth closed, it's actually inhaling what gets regurgitated, resulting in pneumonia or choking to death.
I teach patients how to keep their mouth closed while using CPAP. I have had patients with severe structural defects in their face, who are dedicated mouth-breathers, and they are able to keep their mouth closed all night, even on the first night of CPAP use.
How can you teach someone not to breathe through their mouth when they are sleeping?
I'd give it a try, but I'm the proud owner of a goatee!
Mouth taping has greatly improved my sleep and health. Nose breathing at all times has many benefits. Mouth breathers, not ideal.
If it's good enough for Erling Haaland......it's good enough for me!
Just can't bring myself to shave off my moustache and beard!
I use myotape. I like it best.
Nice!
I'd sufficate!
I tried taping my mouth for a few weeks. But i keep having kinky weird sexual dreams and kidnapping dreams and crazy animal dreams. Go figure.
Those dreams could be because you're getting really good sleep now. Vivid dreams can be the byproduct of deep sleep.
@@JP-jn2yx more like the old lady wanted it.
interesting ... one of the benefits for me of mouth taping is *cessation* of the crazy disjointed scary dreams. I know when I'm not breathing properly, and am not sleeping deeply, when I have these terrible crazy nightmare dreams - taping my mouth, and therefore breathing properly through my nose, allows me to sleep deeply through the night without getting up every hour to drink water, or to pee, and I do not have the crazy horrible dreams. I've been using mouth tape for about 3 years and it has been life-changing for me.
NO!😮
You may be evolutionizing the human body, I never heard of this and being surprised by how many are doing this...
Read the book by James Nester, we used to nasal breathe 100s of years ago
Yeah, no way this could wrong. Good luck breathing through congestion with your mouth ttaped
I WAS JUST THINKING ABOUT THAT, this will not work for me, As I have congested at certain nights, I think I would suffocate by taping my mouth and most likely have some sort of a heart attack.
It is dangerous. You quote from a book in the 1800's. What are you a doctor of?
This method obviously will not work if you have a mustache and/or beard.
This is dangerous. After using mouth tape for a week , you will feel pain inside your chest continuously.
that may have happened for you, but I promise you that is not universal. no chest pain here, and I sleep WAY better and more deeply by taping the mouth shut and breathing through the nose.
Just reading about the idea of taping my mouth is making me panic. Nope. Nope. Nope. Nope.
He never reveals anything, only spread fear and insecurities, so you'll buy his book.
Here's my 2 cents. I breathe trough my nose, my wife doesn't and I checked what I do. I do create a vacuum in my mouth that locks my lips shut. The tongue, the inside cheeks, jaws, lips, stay slightly under a vacuum keeping it tighter. Good luck if it helps.